Andrewsarchus

Summary

Andrewsarchus is a fossil taxon^[1]. Andrewsarchus ranks in the top 0.96% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,320 views/month, #93 of 9,701).^[2]

Key Facts

• Andrewsarchus's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[3].
• Andrewsarchus is classified at the rank of genus^[4].
• Roy Chapman Andrews is named after Andrewsarchus^[5].
• Andrewsarchus is classified within Andrewsarchidae^[6].
• Andrewsarchus's location of discovery is recorded as Irdin Manha Formation^[7].
• Under binomial nomenclature, Andrewsarchus is Andrewsarchus^[8].
• Andrewsarchus's Commons category is recorded as Andrewsarchus^[9].
• The taxonomic type of Andrewsarchus is Andrewsarchus mongoliensis^[10].
• Andrewsarchus began on -47800000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[11].
• Andrewsarchus ended on -41300000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Andrewsarchus's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Andrewsarchus^[13].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Andrewsarchus is Andrewsarchus^[8]. Andrewsarchus is classified at the rank of genus^[4]. Andrewsarchus belongs to the parent taxon Andrewsarchidae^[6]. The taxonomic type of Andrewsarchus is Andrewsarchus mongoliensis^[10].

Discovery and Description

Roy Chapman Andrews is named after Andrewsarchus^[5].

Identifiers

Andrewsarchus's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 553017^[14]. Andrewsarchus's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4471964^[15]. Andrewsarchus's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4832363^[16].

Why It Matters

Andrewsarchus ranks in the top 0.96% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,320 views/month, #93 of 9,701).^[2] Andrewsarchus has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[17] Andrewsarchus is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]